I collect and play a lot of old games (PS1, N64, Gameboy, and Ps2 are the main ones I buy for), but the prices on retro games are rising rapidly. Many games have doubled or tripled in price since around 2020. I like to play PS1 RPGs, but a lot of them are worth way more then I'm willing to spend nowadays. I usually prefer original hardware over emulating, but I've just been priced out of most systems (PS2 is about the only one that I care about where the price is still afforable, but even that is way up). Do you guys think this is a bubble that will pop, or are these insane prices here to stay?
(P.S. if you don't belive me look up any major game on pricecharting.com and look how the prices have spiked since 2020)
The prices will level off at some point, but they won't really go back down. Look at the old comics - those that went up in price, stayed up.
Nobody wants to sell something like this for significantly less than they got it, if they can help it, so the prices are here to stay.
Honestly, just emulate/flashcart/burn discs and save your money for the very few games for which that's not an option.